By Reverend Shinboner First, brunch with Lady Shinboner (Grigons & Orr – good choice). Then, footy at the Limerick Castle Hotel. The Limerick is vintage North Melbourne. Just a few minutes walk from the gentrified island of Errol Street, it takes me to an era before my time. A bustling TAB dominates the atmosphere of [Read more]
AFL Round 15: North should not have lost this one
July 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Hawthorn versus North Melbourne 1.10pm, Sunday, 12 July Aurora Stadium, Launceston Andrew Starkie My mate Dom and I are at the Walk for Harmony at the Carlton Gardens, an event organised in response to recent attacks against Indians in Melbourne. Its goals are to recognise Victoria’s cultural diversity and promote racial harmony. We are immersed [Read more]
Footy Prediction: 1997 revisited?
July 13, 2009 by 1 Comment
by Sam Steele It was all set to be the year when one of the AFL’s Cinderellas finally went to the ball. That was until the heartless, tradition-less Adelaide Crows crashed the party, three times in three weeks. Is history about to repeat? In the extraordinary 1997 season, St Kilda, Geelong [Read more]
AFL Round 15: View From Shepparton
July 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By Peter Schumacher I suppose that I should feel elated over Brisbane’s win over Geelong and I guess that I do. In fact I found watching the telecast really gripping as I waited for the inevitable Geelong fightback, but wait … it was not happening. Yet I could not get around the fact that this [Read more]
AFL Round 15: The Wrap
July 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
By John Mosig What a week it’s been in Footy Eddie. Who needs Michael Jackson when you have The Maggies and The Doggies to treat you to a Thriller? Both these sides are up there with the Big 1½, however, on this occasion it was The Woodsmen who took home the bacon. THE TIGERS made [Read more]
AFL Round 15: Pie fans with long memories breathe easier after fighting win
July 13, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Mick Ramsdale It was meant to be a dark and stormy night. It didn’t happen, and the lid was on anyway. For the second time in five days a Blockbuster at the Dome. History has taught some of us to dread playing certain teams, especially in big games. The Doggies are not one of [Read more]
AFL Round 15: McLeod and Dangerfield are Crows’ wonderful bookends
July 13, 2009 by 1 Comment
By Michael Sexton Fremantle have gifted Adelaide two geniuses – Andrew McLeod and Bon Scott. When Scott came to Adelaide he grew a beard, wore a kaftan and played the recorder in a hippy band called Fraternity. Later he met the Young brothers and morphed into the dark joker of rock. On the bus to [Read more]
General Footy Writing: Get some gusto, Cats
July 13, 2009 by 10 Comments
By Helen Dunne I grew up in Geelong with parents who moved to Victoria from interstate in the 1960s. Naturally, I supported my home-town team, the Cats. Having parents with no allegiance to a VFL team also meant that football was not eaten and breathed in our house. However, living only 200 metres from Kardinia [Read more]
AFL Round 15: Blues convince Nana
July 13, 2009 by 5 Comments
Carlton vs. Richmond I remember the date: March 26. It was the day of my first game for the Waaia Under 17s. It was also the date of the start of the much-anticipated AFL season. Also the date of the game between Richmond and Carlton, a game that had the biggest build-up in recent times. [Read more]
AFL Round 15: Ahh, the dreaded family lunch when all you want to do is watch your Dees play Port Adelaide.
July 12, 2009 by 9 Comments
By Steve Healy It would be different today. I wouldn’t be going to the game, to see the Dees play. I had been crook yesterday, but I still managed to be shipped over to Grandma’s house in South Morang for the afternoon, so reporting on this game would be a difficult task. It would be [Read more]
AFL Round 15: Blues invent Fevolutionary goals on a windy day at the MCG
July 12, 2009 by 6 Comments
By Damian Watson Don’t you just love Saturday afternoons! It is a day where the weekend dawns and the smell of footy is in the air all around Victoria with the prospect of local footy,VFL and AFL matches to look forward too. As a teenager I will treasure these moments for a long time to come. Not [Read more]
Round 15: Carlton v Richmond – a day to forget
July 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Mum and I have been tested a lot this year. Losing to the reigning wooden spooners, losing in the last minute against Port, travelling to the Gold Coast to witness a poor performance and worst of all, being thrashed by rivals Carlton, Essendon and St Kilda (Can’t wait till we play Collingwood). Today may be [Read more]
AFL Round 15: Dogs just miss
July 12, 2009 by 1 Comment
Western Bulldogs vs. Collingwood The blockbuster games just keep on coming. St Kilda and Geelong, Collingwood and Essendon, Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn, now to Round 15 and we see the Western Bulldogs, white hot after obliterating Hawthorn by 88 points last week, taking on a Collingwood outfit that has won six games in a row. [Read more]
From the couch: A look in all directions – more surnames in sport by Tom Riordan
July 12, 2009 by 30 Comments
by Tom Riordan Tom Riordan: Gee, Marcus North is playing out of his skin. Chris Riordan: Sure is… You know, Marcus North isn’t the only directional surname that there is in sports. TR: What do you mean by directional surnames? CR: Well, say former Aussie ashes one-gamer Ken Eastwood, actually, he was a Footscray [Read more]
AFL Round 15: Fevola Betts on teamwork
July 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Jill Scanlon Shower, make rolls, grab drinks and jump in the car. Want to make that midday train. It’s been quite a few weeks since we’ve been able to get to a match and today’s is a favourite clash. My teenagers and I arrive at Ringwood station, oooh – a car space close to [Read more]
Middle East Correspondent: The Bahrain Blues are coming
July 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment
by Rocket Gillett The Australian football frontier has just been extended to Bahrain. The Bahrain Blues Australian Football Club has been formed and will enter the Middle East AFL competition next season when it starts in October – after Ramadan. This will bring the number of teams in the Middle East AFL to 7 [Read more]
AFL Round 15: Too much for a girl to deal with
July 11, 2009 by 8 Comments
Danielle Eid Well what a crappy week it’s been, well for me anyway. To top it all off Mick has omitted my favourite player, Nathan Brown from the side. I don’t see what it was that Nathan has done wrong. Sure Ben Johnson deserves a shot after recovering from injury, but why take out Nathan [Read more]
AFL Round 14: Big Saints game from the sands of the Gold Coast
July 10, 2009 by 1 Comment
by Anne Fedorowytch Last Sunday I found myself in a rather unusual position. I was searching for a TV that was showing the St. Kilda v Geelong game amongst the high-rises and the sandy shores of the Gold Coast. You won’t usually find me searching for televisions on the popular sunshine strip; in [Read more]
Cricket: Following the Test on the tele
July 10, 2009 by 3 Comments
Last time the Ashes were in England it was notable that the coverage was on SBS- not just for the non Nine Network commentary, but to watch without the ads. Cricket needs its rhythm which is why so many of us prefer the radio. So last night at 8pm I switched on to SBS. End [Read more]
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